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Council Minutes of 6/3/86 -5- party to releasing any funds at this time unless it is done in .accordance with regulations of the federal, .state and city government. Rita Cestaric, 4034 Winton Park Drive; Marjorie Streib, 5496 Fitch Road; and Norma Wunderlich all requested that their names be withdrawn from the letter presented to council by Mrs. Jack. Mr. Joseph Sepesy, 4268 Plumwood Drive, suggested that council not act on Ordinance No. 86-27, transferring the money to the Senior Center Fund, until a satisfactory set of by-laws are completed by the By-Laws Committee. The Advisory Council is not official and it never has been official; it was a group of senior citizens chosen by four clubs and two members to help the director in running the center. Shirley Wolf, 5672 Whitehaven, described the terrible conditions in her neighborhood: high weeds and grass, junked cars, rodents, commercial business being run in a residentially zoned area, etc. Has been complaining to City Hall for years and has called the County Board of Health on forty-two. occasions. Mayor Petrigac assured Mrs. Wolf that notices are being sent and Service Department is knocking on doors to get residents to clean up yards and cut grass and weeds down. City is on such a tight budget that there is no money available to pay a contractor to come in and cut grass and weeds and then wait until the charge is placed on the resident's taxes and paid back to the city months later. Mr. Wilamosky stated that if there is a problem of money in the area of con- tracting out or providing the vehicle to cut grass and weeds, he is prepared to recommend to council to appropriate a sum to handle such problems; council will do its part in providing some dollars so the administration can respond to these problems. by establishing a special line item for contract weed cutting. Law Director Gareau remarked that some years ago Mrs. Saringer was involved in sponsor- ing legislation for a commercial maintenance code. Perhaps it is time for North Olmsted to look at establishing a strict residential maintenance code similar to Cleveland Heights or University Heights; give the Building Commissioner the "teeth" to go after violators; city will prosecute if necessary and clean up our community as other communities have done. President Woerpel asked the Intra- Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee, with the help of Mrs. Saringer, who is on this committee as well as having the input from the BZD Committee, to look into establishing such a residential maintenance code. Service Director Noble advised that it is the department's intent, at such. time as the $30,000 for part-time and summer help is released, to hire part-time and summer help to go out and start cutting weeds and grass. It is also the department's intention to charge each resident the sum of $35 per hour if the city performs this ser- vice as well as imposing a fine of $100 for failure to comply with city ordin- ances. Director Noble has already talked to private contractors with respect to contracting out this work and has received estimates of $300, $600 and $900 to clean up property that is a health hazard as well as a safety hazard. Mr. Wila- mosky asked the Service Director to supply him with some figures with respect to outside contracting. Gemma Szabo, 30837 Bradley Road, stated that the area across from her home, city parking and leaf mulch area, has high grass that hides the trees that have been planted. Service Director Noble advised that he had instructed the Public Works Commissioner today to cut the grass in that area and that he was to maintain all of the city property at a reasonable level. Mr. Chuck Szabo, 30837 Bradley Road, also commented that the grass is hiding the trees recently planted by the city. Director Noble stated. that he was behind the Szabo property today and that Mr. Szabo would have to remove the bXUSh that is piled back there before it all falls into the creek. Mr. Szabo advised that the brush was there to keep the ground from washing away because the ditch was only cleaned out once in thirty-one years. Service Director stated it was impossible to get back to clean the ditch because of the brush; it has to be removed. ,.Y. _....p ....,,~w... wY,.R/±t •rtiBli •.. ... ~. ..•: ir..~+:'Ak1 aµHY~'